P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Another week, another pole for Bell at Bristol
Christopher Bell earned the pole position for the third consecutive week in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, setting the fastest lap at Bristol Motor Speedway with a speed of 126.997mph. Denny Hamlin qualified second, making it an all Joe Gibbs Racing front row. Bell expressed pride in his team and their performance throughout the season. Despite the strong qualifying position, Bell acknowledged that qualifying doesn’t necessarily determine race success. William Byron, Michael McDowell, and Martin Truex Jr. rounded out the top five qualifiers. Toyota had a strong showing with all four Joe Gibbs Racing drivers inside the top 10. Other playoff drivers had varying levels of success in qualifying, with Kyle Larson starting from the back of the field in 36th position. The race has been rescheduled to start one hour earlier on Saturday due to potential bad weather.
Source: Racer
